Who We Are — House of Talents

Gillian Higgins

Gillian Higgins is an international criminal barrister at the chambers of 9 Bedford Row. She is also the author of Mindfulness at Work and Home (Reddoor Press, 2019). She has pioneered work in mindfulness amongst her professional peers, rapidly building a reputation as a leader in the field. Gillian has taught mindfulness to members of the financial services, judges, lawyers, HR professionals, mediators, clerks, chefs and a wide range of other professionals.

Gillian is offering her new Everyday Mindfulness 8-Week Online Course.

Room 3, Page 1Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 22, 2020Mental Health, Mindfulness

Peter Keserue

Peter Keserue is an experienced multi-instrumentalist who applies his musical skills to work in care settings, both with children in SEND schools and in homes working with residents with dementia. He runs projects using iPads which allows individuals and groups with little or no musical training, and with very diverse abilities, to create and perform high quality, meaningful music in a single workshop.

Peter is offering one-to-one sessions and training to teachers and music specialists.

Room 3, Room 4, Room 6, Page 1Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 21, 2020Music for Kids, Mental Health, Music

Chris Kingman

I am a trained carpenter and landscaper, and I recently moved with my cocker spaniel Olive into a shack on Seasalter beach near Whitstable on the Kent Coast.

I’m currently looking after my neighbour’s vegetable plot (while she is locked down in London), each week I will be sending a ‘vegetable patch report’: what’s surviving & what’s thriving!

I will also be documenting and narrating my coastal meanders with Olive to immerse the listener in our surroundings, describing all that can be seen, heard and even smelt!

Caroline Latham

Caroline is an intuitive therapist, healer and author. She has been working as a mindfulness and meditation coach since 1994, helping thousands of people, including CEOs, popstars and royalty, to maximise the functioning of their minds. She is also an ‘empath’ and is able to tune into people’s emotional states and feelings. Her entire professional career has been dedicated to helping people clear negative patterns, often unconscious ones and develop inner mindful resources that will enable more well-being and success.

Caroline is offering meditation sessions and Buddhism for beginners.

Room 3, Page 1Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 19, 2020Mental Health, Spiritual Support, Wellbeing

Mary Llewellyn

I am an organic gardener and ecology teacher in an inner city London garden called Meanwhile Gardens Association near Westbourne Park along the canal.

I will be offering sessions to show and share my knowledge about growing food on window sills, in pots on the patio and back yards, as well as teaching children how to grow healthy food they will like.

Room 6, Room 7, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 17, 2020Gardening, Kids

Rebecca Lyndon-Stanford

Rebecca has kindly offered to organise and host our chat rooms. You may want to vent about the trials of working from home while the kids clamber all over you or coping with the challenges of self-isolation, or you might want to meet fellow artists to share ideas…so if a slot looks tempting, try it out…or suggest your own.

Chat Room, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 15, 2020Chat Room, Mental Health, Wellbeing

Janetta Morton

I am a professional consultant astrologer with over 30 years experience. I was trained at the CPA, Centre for Psychological Astrology, set up by Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas. I also teach clairvoyance i.e. how to ‘see’ more than surface reality. I have written astrology columns for Marie Claire UK, Freeserve (now a subsidiary of France Telecom) and a number of local London newspapers.

I am offering Astrology readings based on your personal birth map and Tarot readings.

Room 3, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 10, 2020Spiritual Support, Wellbeing

Vayu Naidu

Vayu Naidu is a storyteller, performer and writer. Her novels include The Sari of Surya Villas, Sita’s Ascent and Under the Banyan, as well as several collections of children’s stories. Vayu is also credited with coining the term 'performance storytelling' and her stories of Indian and European mythologies have been performed on stages in the UK, Scandinavia, Europe and India. She won the Arts & Humanities award for her teaching Storytelling at University of Kent, Canterbury.

Vayu is offering a creative writing course using world Myths as inspiration for your own stories

Page 2, Room 2, Room 5Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 10, 2020Creative Writing, Theatre, Performance

Jane Perry

Jane is a London based, North American actress, with extensive experience in theatre, film, tv and voice-over. She has worked with and learned from actors including Tom Hanks, Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Matthew Weiner, and Patrick Dempsey. She recently won Performer in a Leading Role for Returnal's Selene at the BAFTA Games Awards 2022.

Jane is offering performance coaching for any upcoming projects you may have, including auditions, Zoom conferences or presentations. She is also part of our Supper Sessions, reading stories.

Zoë Robinson

Zoë is a writer, editor, curator, charity shop addict, eco fashion advocate, visible mending devotee and founder of The Good Wardrobe. Her work has been featured in the Guardian, the Observer, Bloomberg, Vogue.com, Time Out London and Metro, amongst others.

Zoë is offering classes in simple repair and embellishment skills to the clothes you love.

Room 7, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 8, 2020Clothing Repair, Visible Mending, Ethical Fashion

Paul Selvey

Paul Selvey, founder of Power Flow Yoga, is in his fourth year of teaching Yoga full time. He is a certified instructor with Yoga Alliance E-RYT200 / RYT500 with over 800 hours of certified training.

Paul is offering online drop-in classes, 1-2-1 sessions, and corporate classes, at all levels.

Room 3, Room 1, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 7, 2020Spiritual Support, Yoga, Meditation

Rod Sugden

Rod has 17 years’ experience, as a full-time primary school teacher (5 – 11-year olds) in state and independent schools. He now works as an education facilitator for the environmental and education charity Global Generation.

Rod will be running Universe workshops to help children develop understanding about themselves, others, the world and the Universe in which they live.

Room 6, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 3, 2020Kids, Home Schooling

Sofia Taliani

Sofia is a singer and pianist who regularly performs for audiences from Amman to Berlin to Madrid. She has appeared at international festivals including the renowned Salzberg festival, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Impulstanz in Vienna.

Sofia is offering miniature concerts for one as part of our Singing for Your Suppers crew.

Supper Sessions, Room 4, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsApril 1, 2020Supper Sessions, Singer, Pianist

Lesley Vickerage

Lesley Vickerage is a soft skills trainer, coach and actress, appearing in television series such as Soldier, Soldier, Between the Lines, Holby City and Friday Night Dinner as well as on stage in the West End and the RSC. Alongside her acting career she delivers courses in Presentation Skills, Assertiveness, Coaching and Mentoring and Personal Impact (aka Soft Skills) to a wide range of clients including NESTA, Unite, Chatham House and Google.

Lesley is offering coaching to small groups or one-to-one’s on a range of Soft Skills.

Room 4, Room 2, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsMarch 30, 2020Coaching, Mentoring, Presentations, Communication Skills

Amanda Warburton

For over 25 years I have worked as a Hairdresser & Make Up Artist in Film & TV on productions including: Game of Thrones, The Crown, Star Wars 8, Dumbo, Maleficent 2, Wonder Woman 2 & Spaced 2. Over these years, I have worked with actors including Art Malik, Helen McCrory, Honor Blackman, Hugh Quarshie, Jimmy Nesbit, Sharon D Clark, Simon Pegg & Toni Collette. Alongside filming, I trained as a Reiki Practitioner in 1997, which became an invaluable attribute to have & apply on a film set!

Amanda is offering remote Reiki and colour healing sessions, as well as hairdressing, when home visits are permitted.

Room 3, Page 2Hattie Holden EdmondsMarch 28, 2020Wellbeing, Spiritual Support

Tammy Weis

Canadian singer / songwriter Tammy Weis is a highly sought after performer and entertainer, appearing at renowned venues including Ronnie Scotts, the 606 club and Pizza Express. She has worked with amongst others, Michael Bublé, Jamie Cullum, Randy Bachman, Rui Veloso, and Bobby McFerrin. She mentors at the World Heart Beat Music Academy in London, leading workshops and teaching singing and songwriting.

Tammy is offering songwriting sessions and is part of our Supper Sessions.

Supper Sessions, Page 2, Room 4Hattie Holden EdmondsMarch 26, 2020Music, Supper Sessions, Singing

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